The Roman emperor Nero is known as one of history ... To escape blame for the fire, Nero accused the Christians of starting it – at that time, they were a small, marginalised and unpopular ...

Sensitive and handsome, Nero (37 – 68 AD / reigned 54 – 68 AD) started out well as emperor. But his early promise gave way to wild extravagance and murder. His rule ended as violently as it ...

“Fire was essential for lighting, cooking, and heating. Consequently almost all the emperors had big fires during their reigns.” It also happens that Nero was not in Rome when the Great Fire ...

Widely criticized after the Great Fire of Rome in 64 AD, the Emperor Nero tried to divert attention away from his own failings by providing an easy scapegoat: the Christians. Although the ...

Nero was a Roman emperor who took the throne in A.D. 54 at ... he watched as Rome burned to the ground during the great fire of 64 A.D. from the vantage point of the theater.

The legend surrounding the Roman Emperor Nero is that he started a fire that burned most of Rome - and played the fiddle while it was happening. Historians doubt that the story is true ...

The fire started near the Circus Maximus and swiftly spread due to strong winds and the city's densely packed structures, destroying or damaging 10 of Rome's 14 districts. Emperor Nero blamed the ...

Roman emperor Nero is used to getting what he wants ... Informed of the danger of an imminent popular uprising, Nero orders to set fire to the city, which he watches from a terrace, rejoicing ...

The Colosseum in Rome is the most popular ... Instead, it’s named after the Colossus of Nero, a nearly 100-foot-tall bronze statue of (and commissioned by) Emperor Nero. After Nero’s death ...

Tom and Dominic conclude their journey through the colourful lives of Rome’s first Caesars, climaxing with the epic reign of Rome’s most unexpected emperor ... shadows of Nero’s rise ...